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How to pronounce “fence

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Pronunciation guide for fence

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of fence with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
The intangible effects of wallsWalls and fences are often built with the intention of security,
Definition summary
A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.

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How to pronounce fence

The intangible effects of walls

Walls and fences are often built with the intention of security,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “fence

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
  • (informal) Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods.
  • (by extension) The place whence such a middleman operates.
  • Skill in oral debate.
  • (obsolete, uncountable) The art or practice of fencing.
  • A guard or guide on machinery.
  • (figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.
  • (programming) A memory barrier.
  • (cricket) The boundary.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
  • (transitive) To defend or guard.
  • (transitive) To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.
  • (intransitive, sports) To engage in the sport of fencing.
  • (intransitive, equestrianism) To jump over a fence.
  • (intransitive) To conceal the truth by giving equivocal answers; to hedge; to be evasive.

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